Ed Reschke/Getty Images If your tree has at least some leaves that are asymmetrical and have unevenly balanced lobes, you probably have either a mulberry or a sassafras The unique qualifier for these types of leaves it that their lobes aren't symmetrical, though these lobes can still be further broken down and classified according to the shape of each leaf, wherein these leaves can beSimple, alternate, 3" to 5" long and 25" to 3" wide, widest above the middle, divided into 5 to 7 bristletipped lobes, with the terminal lobe often 3lobed and the sinuses usually deep Leaves have a slender petiole about 1" long, are dark green and shiny above, paler below, and turn deep shades of red in the fallThe identification of broadleaf trees Terminal bud Lateral bud Leaf Scar 2/1/19 Identifying Kentucky's Trees10 wwwukforestryorg Leaf Arrangement Opposite This leaf is lobed, serrated, and compound 2/1/19 Identifying Kentucky's Trees22 wwwukforestryorg Leaf Margin
